Weak and wise

The rock badgers are a feeble folk, yet they make their homes in the crags. – Proverbs 30:26

Bible scholars have difficulty identifying the "badger" mentioned in Pro-verbs 30. Many believe it is the same animal as the Syrian hyrax. If this is so, then God is calling our attention to an unusual little creature.

The hyrax is about the size of a large guinea pig but is not closely linked to any other known animal. It looks like a rodent and has been characterized as a "rock rabbit". It is extremely vulnerable to attack from its predators. Among its enemies are snakes, eagles, buzzards, leopards, dogs, and other small beasts of prey such as the mongoose.

So how does this little fellow manage to survive? The answer is simple. It makes its home in holes or clefts of the rock, frequently along the side of a steep cliff.

We are a lot like the hyrax. We are susceptible to many dangers. Disease, depression, temptation, war, accident, and isolation threaten us constantly. If only we could find a way to survive like that little creature! Well, we can. We too have a Rock in which to hide – the Lord God Himself (Psalm 62:2). Trusting Him doesn’t exempt us from life’s troubles, but it does give protection to our soul.

It’s not bad to be weak – if we are wise enough to take refuge in God. – Mart De Haan II

O safe to the Rock that is higher than I

My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly;

So sinful, so weary – Thine, Thine would I be:

Thou blest "Rock of Ages" I’m hiding in Thee. – Cushing

READ: Psalm 62

Are you between a rock and a hard place? Take refuge in the Rock of Ages.